1.the person or thing chosen or selected;
he was my pick for mayor
2.the quantity of a crop that is harvested;
he sent the first picking of berries to the market
3.the best people or things in a group;
the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War
4.the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
5.a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
6.a thin sharp implement used for picking;
he used a pick to clean dirt out of the cracks
7.a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends;
they used picks and sledges to break the rocks
8.a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body;
he was called for setting an illegal pick
9.the act of choosing or selecting;
your choice of colors was unfortunate
1.select carefully from a group;
She finally picked her successor
2.look for and gather;
pick mushrooms
3.harass with constant criticism;
Don't always pick on your little brother
4.provoke;
pick a fight or a quarrel
5.remove in small bits;
pick meat from a bone
6.remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits;
Clean the turkey
7.pilfer or rob;
pick pockets
8.pay for something;
pick up the tab
9.pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion;
he plucked the strings of his mandolin
10. attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example;
Pick open the ice
11. hit lightly with a picking motion
12. eat intermittently; take small bites of;
He pieced at the sandwich all morning